New smart streetlights have already saved enough energy to power almost every home in Bagshot for a year. All 88,000 streetlights have now been replaced or upgraded by Surrey County Council as part of one of Britain’s biggest roll-outs of energy-efficient technology. The project, which has been completed a year ahead of schedule, has swapped … Continue reading →

A scheme to replace Surrey’s night-time orange glow with nearly 90,000 brighter white lights is set to finish a year ahead of schedule. Rapid progress means just a handful of roads are left to cover in one of the country’s biggest roll-outs of smart lamps. Surrey County Council’s programme sees all 88,000 streetlights replaced or upgraded … Continue reading →

A scheme to replace Surrey’s night-time orange glow with nearly 90,000 brighter energy-efficient lights is on course to finish almost a year ahead of schedule. Speedy progress has seen more than 75,000 new streetlights installed, meaning one of the country’s biggest roll-outs of smart lamps is due to be completed next April. Contractors Skanska and … Continue reading →

A scheme to rid Surrey of its night time orange glow and replace it with energy-efficient lights that shine brighter is set to reach a major milestone ahead of schedule. Rapid progress means the 60,000th lamp has been installed in Surrey County Council’s streetlight replacement project. Contractor Skanska Laing’s speedy work has seen 11,000 more … Continue reading →

Countryside campaigners have given their support to a project to install 88,000 new white streetlights which is helping to reduce light pollution. Surrey County Council’s award-winning project* is more than a third of the way towards completion, with 36,000 old orange streetlights having been replaced by computer controlled white lamps. The Campaign to Protect Rural … Continue reading →